if (mmie_keyidx < NUM_DEFAULT_KEYS + NUM_DEFAULT_MGMT_KEYS ||
                    mmie_keyidx >= NUM_DEFAULT_KEYS + NUM_DEFAULT_MGMT_KEYS +
-                   NUM_DEFAULT_BEACON_KEYS) {
-                       cfg80211_rx_unprot_mlme_mgmt(rx->sdata->dev,
-                                                    skb->data,
-                                                    skb->len);
+                                  NUM_DEFAULT_BEACON_KEYS) {
+                       if (rx->sdata->dev)
+                               cfg80211_rx_unprot_mlme_mgmt(rx->sdata->dev,
+                                                            skb->data,
+                                                            skb->len);
                        return RX_DROP_MONITOR; /* unexpected BIP keyidx */
                }
 
        /* either the frame has been decrypted or will be dropped */
        status->flag |= RX_FLAG_DECRYPTED;
 
-       if (unlikely(ieee80211_is_beacon(fc) && result == RX_DROP_UNUSABLE))
+       if (unlikely(ieee80211_is_beacon(fc) && result == RX_DROP_UNUSABLE &&
+                    rx->sdata->dev))
                cfg80211_rx_unprot_mlme_mgmt(rx->sdata->dev,
                                             skb->data, skb->len);